Effects of ketamine and pentobarbital on noradrenaline release from the medial prefrontal cortex in rats
Effects of ketamine and pentobarbital on noradrenaline release from the medial prefrontal cortex in rats
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10.1007/bf03013235
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发表时间:
1999-04-01
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Matsuki, A
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Kubota, T;Anzawa, N;Matsuki, A
Purpose: To determine the effects of ketamine and pentobarbital on noradrenaline release from the medial prefrontal cortex.Methods: In 14 male Wistar rats, a microdialysis probe with a 2 mm long semipermeable membrane was implanted in the medial prefrontal colter, The dialysis probe was perfused at a rate of I mu l.min(-1) with an artificial cerebrospinal fluid solution. The rats were randomly allocated to two groups: ketamine (group K, n 7) and pentobarbital (group P, n=7). Each rat was subsequently given 0 (saline), 1, 10 and 100 mg.kg(-1) ketamine ip in group KI and 0 (saline), 0.5, 5 and 50 mg.kg(-1) pentobarbital ip in group Fl Sixty minutes elapsed between administration. Noradrenaline concentration was measured by HPLC with an electrochemical detector at 20 min intervals. (detection limit : 250 fg.20 mu l(-1), coefficient variation of the assay: 4.9%). The data in the 20-40 min after each dose of ketamine or pentobarbital ip were used for the statistical analysis.Results: Noradrenaline release after 100 mg.kg(-1) ketamine increased by 7.7 +/- 2.0 (SEM) pg.collection(-1) compared with 2.7 +/- 0.7, 3.3 +/- 1.0 and 4.2 +/- 0.8 pg.collection(-1) after saline, I and I 0 mg.kg(-1) ketamine, repectively (P < 0.05), Noradrenaline release did not change after pentobarbitalConclusion: This study suggests-the ketamine and pentobarbital have different effects on noradrenergic neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex. The stimulating effect of ketamine on noradrenaline release from the cortex might contribute to unique clinical features of ketamine anesthesia.